Cedar Arrows Win 3/5 Spots at '11 Trad. Worlds

[zonker]

Cedar arrows were used by 3 out of 5 archers winning the top 5 LB spots at the 2011 I.B.O. Trad. Worlds'

1. Dave Wallace, longbowmaster.com, of Marietta, OH used parallel cedar arrows and a Wallace Mountain longbow.

2. Spanky Brooks of Goddard, KS used tapered cedar arrows and a Badger longbow.

3. Bobby Mills of Pearl, MS used tapered sitka spruce arrows and a Copperhead longbow.

4. Paul McHarge of Herrin, IL used tapered sitka spruce arrows and a Bear longbow.

5. Ken Redding of Columbus, OH used tapered cedar arrows and a 21st Century longbow.

Congratulations to these excellent longbow archers.

 The cedar shafts were made by Raven Arrows and the sitka spruce by Hildebrand.

[59Alaskan]

That's just plain cool!

[Bjorn]

Wood is cool!! And accurate too.          

[traditional beagle]

Wood is cool but as Byron says. A bow is only as accurate as the nut behind it.   )

[rastaman]

Congratulations Paul on building such a fine product!      

[owlbait]

Didn't the guys shooting wood shoot from a different stake? Maybe that made a difference too? Thought I saw that posted somewhere, wood arrows shot from white stake, others from some other color? Not to take away from there performance or from their fletcher/arrowsmiths....

[Rob DiStefano]

congrats to the winners.  the ibo has a WAY better format and set of rules than the ifaa!  for sure!!!

ibo requires the use of wooden arrows only ....

14. Longbow (LB)
A longbow shot with fingers directly contacting the bowstring using a glove, finger
tab, or bare fingers, Archers may use up to two (2) nock locating devices, but they
must use the same nocking point and anchor point for each shot and the index
finger must contact the string in the same place for each shot. The index finger
must touch the nock of the arrow. Face and/or string walking are not permitted.
No sighting device of any kind may be used. There shall be no markings on the bow or
bowstring (intentional or accidental) that could be construed as sighting marks. No type of
draw check or clicker may be used. Arrows shall be made of wood and shall be identical in
length, weight, and color (allowances shall be made for normal wear). Arrows shall be shot
off the hand or shelf of the riser. LB archers will shoot from the white stake.
A longbow shot in LB shall conform to the following specifications:
1. The bowstring, when the bow is strung, may only contact the nocks of the bow.
2. The riser should be cut no closer than 1/8 inch to the outside of the centerline of the
bow, however, if a riser is cut less than 1/8 inch to the outside of the centerline of the
bow, a pad may be added so that the arrow rests on a surface no closer than 1/8 inch
outside the centerline of bow.
3. No stabilizers, counterbalances, or weights of any kind may be attached or built into
the bow; except a bow quiver clearly designed to hold arrows.
4. A longbow may have a draw weight of up to 90 pounds (measured at the face edge of
the bow at the arrow shelf at 28 inches draw).

and as mentioned above, shooting is done from the white stakes ...

3. Targets shall be set at unmarked distances. The approximate* maximum distance for
each stake shall be as follows:
a. Blue Stake: 50 yards (45.72 meters)
b. Green Stake: 45 yards (41.15 meters)
c. Red Stake: 40 yards (36.70 meters)
d. Yellow Stake: 35 yards (32 meters)
e. Orange Stake: 30 yards (27.43 meters)
f. White Stake: 25 yards (22.86 meters)
* Approximate distances have been added to allow the use of a laser range finder and to allow for inherent
variations in their accuracy. Approximate distances are NOT intended to be an excuse to stretch target
maximum distances.


hmmmm, i think they changed the 2011 trad world champs to the orange stake ...

LONGBOW (LB)

Bow is one-piece, or two-piece take down. Other regulations same as current IBO longbow rules. A longbow shot with fingers directly contacting the bowstring using a glove, finger tab, or bare fingers, archers may use up to two (2) nock locating devices, but they must use the same nocking point and anchor point for each shot and the index finger must contact the string in the same place for each shot. The index finger must touch the nock of the arrow. Face and/or string walking are not permitted. No sighting device of any kind may be used. There shall be no markings on the bow or bowstring (intentional or accidental) that could be construed as sighting marks. No type of draw check or clicker may be used. Arrows shall be made of wood and shall be identical in length, weight, and color (allowances shall be made for normal wear). Arrows shall be shot off the hand or shelf of the riser. No soft materials that will assist or affect the paradox of the arrow may be used to build up the shelf or strike plate of the riser.  Archers may use a hard material on the shelf or on the side of the riser under a hair or leather strip that does not exceed 1/8” thickness.

Archers will shoot from the orange stake.

A longbow shot in LB shall conform to the following specifications. 1. The bowstring, when the bow is strung, may only contact the nocks of the bow.  2. The riser should be cut no closer than 1/8 inch to the outside of the centerline of the bow, however, if a riser is cut less than 1/8 inch to the outside of the centerline of the bow, a pad may be added so that the arrow rests on a surface no closer than 1/8 inch outside the centerline of bow. 3. No stabilizers, counterbalances, or weights of any kind may be attached or built into the bow; except a bow quiver clearly designed to hold arrows. 4. A longbow may have a draw weight of up to 90 pounds (measured at the face edge of the bow at the arrow shelf at 28 inches draw).